Hi,
I know you all hate social networks, but apparently
there are some people[1] out there who think that "like"-ing
a Facebook page or putting a Google+ page in their circles
is less intrusive in their life, than signing up to a mailing list.
Such as this one.
So I think it is great that JT is using these networks to promote
YAPC::NA. It is even better that starting from this year, these
social accounts are not for the specific year only, so they won't,
sort-of "expire". Sharing them with other people and inviting
them to follow those pages will earn you their hatred for years.
In addition, I think we can use the same social networks
to mention the local Perl Workshops as well - they are
not really off-topic there - which will really freak-out some people.
So in case you would like to help the organizers of YAPC::NA
a bit, share and recommend it on your least hated social network.
BTW do you like meaningless statistics?
Here is some:
Twitter: 122 followers + 14 lists
https://twitter.com/#!/yapcna
Facebook: 76 people
http://www.facebook.com/yapcna
Google+: 59 put in circle and 11 +-ed it.
https://plus.google.com/102557746746870253896/
LinkedIN: 22 members
http://www.linkedin.com/groups/YAPC-NA-3982433
Gabor
[1] I think, sometimes I see some of you on these hated social networks.
Strange ;)